Media Contacts
William Lutz
Senior Director of Communications
(202) 772-0269
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1-800-385-9712
Experts
Defenders' staff is as diverse and unique as they are dedicated and experienced. Drawing top wildlife biologists, government policy experts, media relations specialists, membership service representatives, lawyers and many more, Defenders of Wildlife puts all of their individual talents to use to achieve our organization's common goals.
Aerial Hunting |
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| Karla M. Dutton | Alaska Program Director |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
| Jason C. Rylander | Senior Staff Attorney |
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Biodiversity Partners |
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| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| Kassandra Kelly | Media Production Specialist |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate |
| Sara O'Brien | Director, Conservation Planning |
| Bruce Taylor | Oregon Biodiversity Program Director |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
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Compensation and Proactive Programs |
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| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Eva Lee Sargent | Director Southwest Program |
| Suzanne Asha Stone | Northern Rockies Representative |
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Conservation Economics |
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| Pelayo Alvarez | California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Program Director |
| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Jessica Musengezi | Economics of Ecosystems Fellow |
| Clayton Ogg | Director, Conservation Economics & Finance |
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Conservation Law |
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| Gregory Buppert | Staff Attorney |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate |
| Ya-Wei Li | Endangered Species Policy Analyst |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Jason C. Rylander | Senior Staff Attorney |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law |
| Sierra B. Weaver | Senior Staff Attorney |
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Conservation Planning Resources |
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| Jeff Aardahl | California Representative |
| Pelayo Alvarez | California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Program Director |
| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Judy Boshoven | Living Lands Manager |
| Natalie Dubois | Climate Change and Wildlife Scientist |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Bruce Taylor | Oregon Biodiversity Program Director |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
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Conservation Science |
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| Pelayo Alvarez | California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Program Director |
| Astrid Caldas | Climate Change and Wildlife Science Fellow |
| Kelly Catlett | California Representative |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| Chris Haney | Chief Scientist |
| Daniel J. Thornhill | Coral Reef Marine Scientist |
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Endangered Species Act |
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| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| Gregory Buppert | Staff Attorney |
| Jamie Rappaport Clark | President and CEO |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Jason C. Rylander | Senior Staff Attorney |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law |
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Energy |
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| Jeff Aardahl | California Representative |
| Matt Clark | Southwest Representative |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Erin Lieberman | Federal Lands and Energy Associate |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Peter Nelson | Director, Federal Lands Program |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
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Farm Bill |
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| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| Aimee Delach | Senior Program Associate |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Clayton Ogg | Director, Conservation Economics & Finance |
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Federal Budget |
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| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
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Fresh Water Conservation |
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| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Gregory Buppert | Staff Attorney |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| Jason C. Rylander | Senior Staff Attorney |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law |
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Global Warming |
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| Alexandra Adams | Government Relations Associate |
| Astrid Caldas | Climate Change and Wildlife Science Fellow |
| Kelly Catlett | California Representative |
| Aimee Delach | Senior Program Associate |
| Karla M. Dutton | Alaska Program Director |
| Chris Haney | Chief Scientist |
| Julie Kates | Refuge Associate, Federal Lands Program |
| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate |
| Erin Lieberman | Federal Lands and Energy Associate |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
| Daniel J. Thornhill | Coral Reef Marine Scientist |
| Sierra B. Weaver | Senior Staff Attorney |
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Habitat and Highways |
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| Judy Boshoven | Living Lands Manager |
| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
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International Program |
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| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Juan Carlos Cantú | Manager, Mexico Programs |
| Alejandra Goyenechea | International Counsel |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Daniel J. Thornhill | Coral Reef Marine Scientist |
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Mexico Program |
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| Juan Carlos Cantú | Manager, Mexico Programs |
| Alejandra Goyenechea | International Counsel |
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National Forests |
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| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| Robert Dewey | Vice President for Government Relations |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| Addie Haughey | Federal Lands Associate |
| Julie Kates | Refuge Associate, Federal Lands Program |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation |
| Peter Nelson | Director, Federal Lands Program |
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National Wildlife Refuges |
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| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| Julie Kates | Refuge Associate, Federal Lands Program |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation |
| Shannon Miller | Florida Program Coordinator |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
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Ocean and Marine Habitat |
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| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Juan Carlos Cantú | Manager, Mexico Programs |
| Karla M. Dutton | Alaska Program Director |
| Elizabeth Fleming | Florida Representative |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law |
| Daniel J. Thornhill | Coral Reef Marine Scientist |
| Sierra B. Weaver | Senior Staff Attorney |
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Offshore Drilling |
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| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Shannon Miller | Florida Program Coordinator |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
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Other Public Lands |
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| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Gregory Buppert | Staff Attorney |
| Matt Clark | Southwest Representative |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| Addie Haughey | Federal Lands Associate |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation |
| Peter Nelson | Director, Federal Lands Program |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
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Pesticides Disease Invasives |
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| Aimee Delach | Senior Program Associate |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
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Private Lands |
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| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Judy Boshoven | Living Lands Manager |
| Gregory Buppert | Staff Attorney |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation |
| Sara O'Brien | Director, Conservation Planning |
| Bruce Taylor | Oregon Biodiversity Program Director |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
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State and Local Conservation |
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| Jeff Aardahl | California Representative |
| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Astrid Caldas | Climate Change and Wildlife Science Fellow |
| Kelly Catlett | California Representative |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Natalie Dubois | Climate Change and Wildlife Scientist |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| Elizabeth Fleming | Florida Representative |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| M. Scott Johnson | Arizona Senior Outreach Representative |
| Marcia Lesky | Director of National Outreach |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
| Susannah Woodruff | Rocky Mountain Region Associate |
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State Wildlife Plans |
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| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
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